The New York Islanders top priority this offseason will be to extend RFA Mathew Barzal. The Islanders have some veteran contracts they may want to try and unload.
With the 2019-20 NHL schedule paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we'll be examining the free agents and trade candidates of all 31 teams for 2020-21. Due to the ongoing uncertainty over next season's salary-cap limits, we'll assume the cap remains at $81.5 million.
On Monday, we looked at the New Jersey Devils. We shift our focus today to the New York Islanders.
Having exceeded projections last season with a 103-point performance and an upset of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Islanders entered 2019-20 facing heightened expectations.